Good Morning America: Jon and Kate Gosselin Affairs a Ratings Boosting Stunt?

Good Morning America reports that Jon and Kate Gosselin’s “controversy is likely to boost attention and ratings for the couple’s TLC show” with the season opener just days away on May 25.

According toGood Morning America on the Jon and Kate affair:

One thing is for sure: The controversy is likely to boost attention and ratings for the couple’s TLC show. When season five premieres May 25, viewers will tune in to see if the Gosselins, parents of 8-year-old twin girls and 5-year-old sextuplets, address their offscreen troubles on the show.

The show is obviously taking advantage of the current publicity around the show’s cast. On Tuesday, the Los Angeles Times said that the first episode of Jon and Kate plus 8 was not yet completed because producers were still trying to figure out how to incorporate the latest tabloid headlines and buzz into the show.

“We are in production for season five and moving forward as planned, while fully supporting the family and respecting their needs as they work through this challenging time,” a TLC spokeswoman, Laurie Goldberg, said in a statement to ABCNews.com. “This show has always been about a real family dealing with real-life situations, and that will continue to be the case for the new season.”

From Good Morning America: Jon and Kate on the show Sept. 2008

A far cry from the current scandal plagued Jon and Kate debacle, here’s the couple and their 8 kids on Good Morning America in Sept. 08.